Year 7 - Aboriginal Art

Aboriginal Art was primarily used to ?

• Decorate the land

• Tell a visual story

• Communicate and express their beliefs

• Explore different art making styles

Aboriginals have occupied the land from as early as?

• 20,000 years ago

• 4,000 Years ago

• Millions of years ago

• 40,000 years ago

Much of the Aboriginal Art was done on?

• Rock, Caves, Sand, Bark & Bodies

• Rocks, Dirt, Boomerangs & Trees

• Animals, Bodies and Caves

• Canvas, Bark, Huts & Didgeridoos

What tools were used to create Aboriginal Art?

• Dot painting, Sand drawing & Body painting

• Ochre, Burnt Bone, Charcoal & Hematite

• Sticks, hands & tree bark

• Paint brush, Pallet knives & Sponges

Aboriginal colours were made using?

• Animals, Dirt & Tree bark

• Acrylic Paints, Oil Pastels & Water colours

• Ochre, Burnt Bone, Charcoal & Hematite

• Ochre, Animal Fats, Water, Charcoal, Hematite & Burnt Bone

What is the Dreamtime?

• Stories passed from generation to generation

• Aboriginal cultural belief of the evolution of the world

• Stories created to entertain children

• An artwork created by Aboriginal elders

An Aboriginal technique of creating art is?

• Engraving, Sand drawing & Dot Painting

• Stenciling & Painting

• Body Painting, Dot Painting & Sand Art

• All of them

What is Hematite?

• A reddish-black mineral consisting of ferric oxide. It is an important ore of iron.

• A black mineral found only in caves.

• A tough yellow rock which needs to be ground and mixed with water to create a pigment.

• A green gemstone that drains Superman of his powers.

Which of the following are Earth tones?

• Black, Blue, Green, Yellow & Red

• Red, Yellow, Brown, White & Black

• Pink, Purple, Orange & Yellow

• Orange, Red, Green, Black & Blue

What do the colours represent on the Aboriginal Flag?

• Red = Land, Yellow = Sun, Black = People

• Red = Sun, Yellow = Sun, Black = Dreamtime

• Red = People, Yellow = Life, Black = Land

• Red = Blood, Yellow = Life, Black = Death